Michelle Obama Lost in the Bush
"Presidents’ wives press for girls’ education" by Darlene Superville | Associated Press August 07, 2014WASHINGTON — Michelle Obama and Laura Bush, presidents’ wives from different generations and...
View ArticleIndiana Garbage Can and Grain Bin
The first one is where my Globes belong. "Police: Woman expected baby to die in garbage can" Associated Press August 07, 2014INDIANAPOLIS — An Indianapolis woman whose co-workers found her newborn...
View ArticleMaryland Madness Tattooed Into My Brain
It's insanity and a signal of the apocalypse."Police: Men tried to remove housemate’s arm tattoo" AP August 07, 2014HEBRON, Md. — Two men face charges including attempted murder after officials say...
View ArticleSteward Expanding Shrinks
Just puttering around, readers."Steward Health Care expanding psychiatric facilities" by Liz Kowalczyk | Globe Staff August 07, 2014Steward Health Care System is spending millions to open new...
View ArticleCosta Concordia Sinks Again
They never made it back to port:"Furor after Concordia captain gives seminar" Associated Press August 07, 2014ROME — A university professor is facing a disciplinary hearing after inviting the captain...
View ArticleBradbury in the Balkans
Globe didn't revere this story much so why should I?"Heavy rainfall causes floods in Bosnia, Serbia" Associated Press Writer August 07, 2014DONJI HRGOVI, Bosnia-Herzegovina — Heavy rainfall caused...
View ArticleTurkish Women Have No Sense of Humor
"Comments on laughter draw protest" Associated Press July 31, 2014ISTANBUL — Women in Turkey have taken to social media to protest against comments by the country’s deputy prime minister that ‘‘women...
View ArticleHacking Apart Britain
Mel Gibson's fault."British parties try to entice Scots" New York Times August 06, 2014LONDON — With little more than six weeks to go before a referendum on independence for Scotland, the main...
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The Worst Day in World History
It was yesterday, imho:"Today marks the 69th anniversary of that fateful day in 1945 when the US B29 Stratosphere bomber nicknamed "Enola Gay" opened its bomb doors at approximately 810am in the...
View ArticleImmigration Crisis Over
Nothing of it in the paper today, so.... "Mass. not needed to shelter migrant children; US says crisis at border is easing" by Michael Levenson | Globe Staff August 05, 2014Massachusetts will not...
View ArticleHifter Defeat Confirmed
"Hifter’s troops have largely been driven out of the city and are now cornered" Related: Hifter Failed"Libya’s extremists tighten grip over Benghazi" by Maggie Michael | Associated Pres August 07,...
View ArticleGeneral Greene Gunned Down in Afghanistan
"‘Inside attack’ by Afghan kills a US general" by Matthew Rosenberg and Helene Cooper | New York Times August 06, 2014KABUL — For the first time since Vietnam, a US Army general was killed in an...
View ArticleShopping at a Different Market Basket
“Good” Arthur and the customer boycottboydownthelane.com2014/08/01The attorneys general of Massachusetts and New Hampshire sent a joint letter Thursday to Market Basket co-CEOs Felicia Thornton and...
View ArticleBoston Globe Digging Up Dead Bodies
"Jonestown bodies found in Del. funeral home" Associated Press August 08, 2014DOVER, Del. — More than 35 years after the infamous suicide-murder of some 900 people — many forced to drink a...
View ArticleGiving Up on the Governor's Race
Related: Rigged Primaries Turns out the polls are not much better given the recent developments in this state.Let's count the true votes in$tead:"Primary rivals primed to spend in governor’s race;...
View ArticleMore Rigged Primaries
Related: Rigged PrimariesThe results simply and who cares about corruption anyway?"Tenn. voters rebuff Tea Party bid to oust senator in primary; Conservatives’ effort to force out justices also fails"...
View ArticleLebanese Lick ISIS
Related: ISIS Expanding"Lebanese army agrees to 24-hour truce in town" Associated Press August 06, 2014BEIRUT — The Lebanese army agreed to a 24-hour cease-fire in a border town held by Islamic...
View ArticleOccupation Iraq: Obama Airstrike Article Was Errant
Obama authorizes targeted airstrikes in IraqBoston Globe - 15 hours agoBy Julie Pace and Robert Burns ... military to launch targeted airstrikes if Islamic militants advance toward American personnel...
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Getting Directions in Gaza
--source--""Israel exits Gaza; truce takes hold" by Steven Erlanger and Ben Hubbard | New York Times August 06, 2014Related: Israeli Censors Cleared This New York Times Report Must have cleared this...
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